Bioenergetics

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Question
• How"do"plants"get"their"energy?

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Answer
• Plants"perform"
cellular"respiration"
to"make"ATPs.

• ATPs"is"the"energy"
molecule"for"the"
cell.
• Analogy:"a"fully"
charged"battery

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Cellular2Respiration
• Plant"cells"have"mitochondria"that"perform"cellular"
respiration"to"make"ATP"(chemical"energy).

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Cellular2Respiration2Reactants
• Inputs"of"cellular"respiration"="O2 +"Glucose

O2
Glucose

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Cellular2Respiration2Products
• Outputs"of"cellular"respiration"="CO2 +"H2O"+"ATP

CO2

H2 O

ATP

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Question
• If"plant"cells"need"oxygen"gas"and"glucose"to"make"
ATPs,"where"do"they"get"them?

O2
Glucose

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Answer
• Plants"will"perform"
photosynthesis"to"
make"the"food"
(glucose)"required"
to"do"cellular"
respiration.

• Plants"also"use"
glucose"to"make"
other"molecules.

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Photosynthesis
• Plant"cells"have"chloroplasts"that"perform"
photosynthesis"to"make"Glucose"(sugar).

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Photosynthesis2Reactants
• Inputs"of"photosynthesis"="CO2 +"H2O"+"Light"Energy

Light

CO2

H2 O

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Photosynthesis2Products
• Outputs"of"photosynthesis"="O2 +"Glucose"(sugar)

O2

Glucose

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Big2Picture2Cycle
• Plants"drink"water"and"take"in"carbon"dioxide"to"
perform"photosynthesis"to"make"glucose"(C6H12O6)"
and"oxygen"gas.
• Animals"breath"in"the"oxygen"gas"and"eat"the"
glucose"and"make"water"and"carbon"dioxide.

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Bioenergetics2Cycle
• Plants"perform"photosynthesis.
• Animals"and"plants"perform"cellular"respiration.

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ATP2ADP2Cycle
• ATP"="Adenosine"TRI"Phosphate"="3"Phosphates
• ADP"="Adenosine"DI"Phosphate"="2"Phosphates
• The"chemical"energy"in"food"is"used"to"make"ATP

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